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'''BANSKÁ ŠTIAVNICA''' | '''BANSKÁ ŠTIAVNICA''' | ||
Province : [[Banská Bystrica (province)|Banská Bystrica]]<br> | Province: [[Banská Bystrica (province)|Banská Bystrica]]<br> | ||
District (okres) : Banská Štiavnica | District (okres): Banská Štiavnica | ||
[[File:banskast.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} (Erb, znak)]] | [[File:banskast.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} (Erb, znak)]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms are one of the oldest in the former Kingdom of Hungary and thus also among the oldest in Slovakia. It dates from the first half of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The gate symbolises the city, the tools the importance of mining in the area. | The arms are one of the oldest in the former Kingdom of Hungary and thus also among the oldest in Slovakia. It dates from the first half of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The gate symbolises the city, the tools the importance of mining in the area. | ||
The settlement was founded in the vicinity of rich silver ore deposits most probably in the | The settlement was founded in the vicinity of rich silver ore deposits most probably in the 12<sup>th</sup> century. In the 1340s the community was promoted by the Hungarian King Bela IV to the status of a royal mining town; the coat-of-arms granted on that occasion was changed several times. | ||
In 1788 King Joseph II granted new arms after the town of Štiavnica was combined with the town of Banská Bela. It showed a fortified wall with a tower. The gate with lifted portcullis indicate the status of a free town while the lizards on both sides of the fortification refer to the legend to the effect that the ore lodes were discovered by a lizard. Above the tower was a small shield with crossed mining hammers and four balls between their handles represent the coat-of-arms of the town of Banská Bela. The mining picks placed on both sides of the shield are meant to emphasize the nature of a mining town. These arms are shown below. | In 1788 King Joseph II granted new arms after the town of Štiavnica was combined with the town of Banská Bela. It showed a fortified wall with a tower. The gate with lifted portcullis indicate the status of a free town while the lizards on both sides of the fortification refer to the legend to the effect that the ore lodes were discovered by a lizard. Above the tower was a small shield with crossed mining hammers and four balls between their handles represent the coat-of-arms of the town of Banská Bela. The mining picks placed on both sides of the shield are meant to emphasize the nature of a mining town. These arms are shown below. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:1955.aba.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |align="center"|[[File:1955.aba.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | ||
|align="center"|[[File:bstiavnicacaka.jpg|center|400 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] The arms by Jan Čaka (1977) | |align="center"|[[File:bstiavnicacaka.jpg|center|400 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] The arms by Jan Čaka (1977) | ||
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[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography '''Literature''']: | |||
{{media}} Kartous et al, 1991; Slowakei - Spaziergänge durch die Jahrhunderte der Städte und Städchen. Piroda, Bratislava, 1994 (German version, ISBN 80-07-00531-5). | |||
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[[Category:Slovak Municipalities B]] | [[Category:Slovak Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Banská Štiavnica]] | [[Category:Banská Štiavnica]] | ||